Damn, I hope my state picks that up. I’m on a “budget” plan that’s almost three times that price, and my speeds are much faster than I actually need.
Big loss for ISPs as Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to $15 broadband law
Submitted 4 months ago by PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to technology@lemmy.zip
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Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 4 months ago
kusivittula@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
same thing here on the other side of the planet, the cheapest i have available is 500 Mbps. it’s only 20€ though.
jared@mander.xyz 4 months ago
Fuck 'em all!
horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Broken clocks and all that
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
I personally don’t care for the government fixing prices but at the same time I can’t really feel bad for ISPs.
conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Worth noting that they wouldn’t exist at all without eminent domain to run the cables.
They’re inherently public infrastructure no matter how they present themselves.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
Honestly the government should just rent the back end infrastructure.
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
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